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‘A Conversation With My Father’ by Grace Paley

A Conversation With My Father by Grace Paley, 1972 Continue reading →

November 23, 2015October 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, A Conversation With My Father, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Grace Paley, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Best Girlfriend You Never Had’ by Pam Houston

The Best Girlfriend You Never Had by Pam Houston, 1999 Continue reading →

November 20, 2015September 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Oakland, Pam Houston, San Francisco, short stories, The Best Girlfriend You Never Had Leave a comment

‘Business Talk’ by Max Apple

Business Talk by Max Apple, 1984 Continue reading →

November 19, 2015October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Business Talk, criticism, fiction, Max Apple, short stories Leave a comment

‘Kneel To The Rising Sun’ by Erskine Caldwell

Kneel To The Rising Sun by Erskine Caldwell, 1935 Continue reading →

November 18, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Erskine Caldwell, fiction, Kneel To The Rising Sun, short stories, Southern literature 2 Comments

‘Zelig’ by Benjamin Rosenblatt

Zelig by Benjamin Rosenblatt, 1915 Continue reading →

November 17, 2015January 3, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Benjamin Rosenblatt, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, Zelig Leave a comment

‘I Bought A Little City’ by Donald Barthelme

I Bought A Little City by Donald Barthelme, 1974 Continue reading →

November 16, 2015September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, Donald Barthelme, fiction, I Bought A Little City, short stories, surrealism, Texas Leave a comment

‘Last Day In The Field’ by Caroline Gordon

Last Day In The Field by Caroline Gordon, 1935 Continue reading →

November 13, 2015September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Caroline Gordon, criticism, fiction, Kentucky, Last Day In The Field, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Kitchen Baby’ by Angela Carter

The Kitchen Baby by Angela Carter, 1985 Continue reading →

November 12, 2015August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Angela Carter, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, The Kitchen Baby Leave a comment

‘Cinnamon’ by Neil Gaiman

Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman, 1995 Continue reading →

November 11, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Cinnamon, criticism, English lit, English literature, fairy tales, fiction, Neil Gaiman, short stories Leave a comment

‘Theft’ by Katherine Anne Porter

Theft by Katherine Anne Porter, 1930 Continue reading →

November 10, 2015October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Katherine Anne Porter, short stories, Theft Leave a comment

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